What are the best practices for reducing violence and preventing crime?

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Given the complexities of violent and criminal behavior, identifying the specific effect of policy interventions is a challenging task.

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To overcome this challenge, the Academy for Security Analysis works with government agencies and civil society organizations in designing and implementing pilot policy projects whose effects can be measured in a rigorous manner.

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To do so, the Academy for Security Analysis favors the implementation of experimental and quasi-experimental designs capable of overcoming the challenges of causal inference.